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Getting Together

Getting To Know Each Other

Great Times Building Friendships

April 2025 Newsletter


President's Message

Our Club’s main focus is socializing and building friendships among our members, spouses and significant others through our events and activities, however, we are much more.  

Under our Circle of Caring, we have added an outreach to members who might be in need of a ride to a Club function, a home or hospital visit, if the need arises. It is an asset to have Club members who are willing to help and volunteer when needed.  

As a Club we added an outreach to the senior community with our Food Drive Donation, which benefits Helping Hands of Vegas Valley and specifically the senior community. We started this last year and because of our great member participation, we have established two food drives a year, in April and October.  

This past December we invited the Cruiser Club to join our social event, and we have been invited again to join the Social Club for their Aviator baseball night out in May.  

It is a good when we can get together from time to time with other clubs, this is a great way promote our club and get to meet residents of our great community.  


All the best and see you soon,

Len Libman

               Help Promote Your Club                        

Bring a friend or neighbor to one of our events so they can find out about our club and consider joining. Forward  a copy of our newsletter to them for information. We now have business Club cards for you to share with your friends and neighbors in the community. Let Len know and he will be happy to get you some. 

*You can check for upcoming activities on the events tab of our website at: EVENTS

Club Activities

We look forward to seeing you at one of our gatherings. Here are more details...

Monthly Discussion Group

Join our monthly Informal Discussion Group. The second Thursday of the month at 1 pm. Members will have the opportunity to discuss issues/topics that affect all of us with the goal that solid lasting friendships will be established where one can lean on another if needed. Attendees will be encouraged to share from their experience and expertise. No politics or religion will be discussed.  A topic will be picked to discuss at each meeting.  Once you register, April Discussion Group you will be provided with the address.                                        For more information contact Massood at 702-901-3100 mmodarres1@yahoo.com 

Monthly Lunch & Learn

Held on the third Wednesday of the month. The lunch takes place at The Summit Restaurant in the Pinnacle Community Center.  A flat $20 charge includes any item off the menu, beverage and tip. Member Spotlight is now a regular part of this lunch. Come and learn something about a fellow member. Registration in advance is required. Pre-register on our website events page or click this link: April Lunch & Learn                                       If you have any questions, contact Tom at 330-280-2590 tomsue99@sbcglobal.net

Coed Meet & Mingle

Our monthly Meet & Mingle is a great time to catch up with old friends and an opportunity to make new friends. Registration in advance is required.  Pre-register on our website events page or click this link:       April Meet & Mingle. For more information contact Massood at 702-901-3100 mmodarres1@yahoo.com

Coed Tour Events

Join us for our coed tours each month at local attractions. Lunch is optional and if you are joining us, please let Len know via email or text message. You must register in advance for this function online via our website under the events tab link or click this link: April Tour Clark County Museum                                              For more information contact Len 702-515-9368 lenscmc@gmail.com

Monthly Membership Meeting

Our monthly membership meetings with a guest speaker are held the last Tuesday of the month in the Desert Vista Community Center Ballroom. 


*Please Note: Registration is required for our Events & Activities online at our website EVENTS page and once you register, if for any reason you cannot attend, please let us know. 

April Calendar

April 8: Coed Meet & Mingle at Dom DeMarco's 9785 W. Charleston Blvd. Please note the time: 2:00-4:00p.m.  Registration Required. April Meet & Mingle

April 9: Coed tour of the Clark County Museum located at 1820South Boulder Highway from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Optional Lunch at Mom's Kitchen 650 E. Horizon Dr. Registration is required.  April Tour Clark County Museum

April 10: Discussion Group at David Dorway's Home 1:00-2:00 p.m.   Registration Required. April Discussion Group                                                         

April 16: Lunch & Learn with Member Spotlight. 12:00 p.m. at the Summit Restaurant.  Registration Required   April Lunch & Learn                          

April 17: Golf Outing Eagle Crest Golf Course 7:30 Shotgun Start with optional meal after round at Summit Restaurant Skylight Room. Registration Required                

April 29 :  Monthly Membership Meeting in Desert Vista Community Center Room #5 at 9:00 a.m. This month's guest speaker is Chuck Johnson with the Las Vegas Aviators baseball team.                            

                                                                                                                                                          

Calendar Additions: 

To add an event to your own calendar program:                                                                                                        1.Register for the event,                                                                                                                                              2. Then go to the event page in public view and open the event details,                                                                  3. In the top-right corner of the event details, click the “Add to my calendar” dropdown and choose the calendar program (iCal, Outlook, etc.) you want to add the event to.

You can also use the calendar to register for events and activities. Club contact information is also available on our website: http://www.scsmen.com               


Club Store

You can order your club shirts and hats on our website at the store page. Multiple colors and styles available as well as personalization. All orders and payments are through our website. We now have crewneck sweatshirts. Merchandise is available all year long. Click on the following link: STORE 

     


                                                   

Upcoming Guest Speakers

Mark West does a great job lining up guest speakers for our monthly meetings. Here are some of the upcoming speakers and topics:

April-Chuck Johnson with the Las Vegas Aviators

May-We will learn all about desert weather from Daniel Berc, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

June-Tim Mullin, Executive Director of Southern Nevada USO.
Circle of Caring

Richard Becker does a great job sending out birthday greetings and anniversary acknowledgements to our members throughout the year. He will also send a get well or sympathy card to members who are in those situations. If you know of a member who is ill, in the hospital or has suffered a loss, please let him know.  We want to show our support through our Circle of Caring. 

                              Volunteer Opportunities                                                                                     

Some of our members are unable to participate in attending meetings and events due to mobility or transportation issues. If you can assist those who might not come to events in the community due to ride issues, please let us know.

If you would like to carpool when we have our tours outside the community or are willing to offer a ride, let us know.

We have started an outreach to members who might want a visit who cannot attend one of our social events, whether it be at their home or a health care facility. If you would like to volunteer, let Len know. 

 Some of Our Events & Activities

Meet & Mingle at Via Brazil Steakhouse



 

  


Lunch & Learn with Member Glenn Goodale

   

 

LVMPD Summerlin Command Area Tour & Lunch 

  


 

 


  Member Meeting Breakfast at Egg Works



 

Some Amazing Facts About The Environment

1. Around 27,000 trees are cut down each day: The world has over 3.04 trillion trees however, 27,000 of them are cut down daily to make toilet paper. This translates to about 9.8 million trees annually. One single recycled edition of the New York Times newspaper could save 75,000 trees.

2. Humans use only 1% of all available water: About 71% of the earth is water. The oceans hold approximately 96.5% of this water and the ice caps hold about 2%. The remaining water exists in rivers, ponds, glaciers, ice caps, lakes, as water vapor and our taps, among other water bodies. Only 1% of the earth’s water is safe for human consumption.

3. 78% of marine mammals are at risk of choking on plastic: Seventy-eight percent of marine mammals are at risk of accidental deaths, such as getting caught in fishing nets. Plastic bags and other plastic garbage that ends up in the ocean kill over 1,000,000 sea animals every year.

4. Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups every year: Styrofoam is not biodegradable. Switching to single use options will help cut down on Styrofoam pollution.

5. Fungi play a highly vital role in the environment: Fungi play a protective role in the environment. From digesting minerals out of rock formations to consuming fossil fuel spills, and even de-radiating the environment

6. Ants weigh more than humans: The combined weight of ants on the planet is higher than all human beings. The world has over 7 billion people, and 100 trillion ants.

April  Historical Events:

April 3, 1860 - In the American West, the Pony Express service began as the first rider departed St. Joseph, Missouri.  

April 4, 1968 - Civil Rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was shot and killed by a sniper in Memphis, Tennessee.  

April 8, 1913 - The 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified requiring direct popular election of U.S. senators. Previously, they had been chosen by state legislatures. 

April 9, 1865 - After over 500,000 American deaths, the Civil War effectively ended as General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in the village of Appomattox Court House.  

April 10, 1945 - The Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald was liberated by U.S. troops.  

April 11, 1970 - Apollo 13 was launched from Cape Kennedy at 2:13 p.m.  

April 12, 1981 - The first space shuttle flight occurred with the launching of Columbia with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen aboard.  

April 14, 1828 - The first dictionary of American-style English was published by Noah Webster as the American Dictionary of the English Language 

April 16, 1862 - Congress abolished slavery in the District of Columbia.  

April 18, 1906 - The San Francisco Earthquake struck at 5:13 a.m., followed by a massive fire from overturned wood stoves and broken gas pipes.  

April 19, 1775 - At dawn in Massachusetts, about 70 armed militiamen stood face to face on Lexington Green with a British advance guard unit. An unordered 'shot heard around the world' began the American Revolution. 

April 24, 1800 - The Library of Congress was established in Washington, D.C.  

April 30, 1789 - George Washington became the first U.S. President.


Officers and Committee Chairs

President: Len Libman (Events & Tours) lenscmc@gmail.com 702-515-9368         

Vice President: Tom Boyer (Lunch & Learn) tomsue99@sbcglobal.net 330-280-2590

Secretary/Treasurer: Massood Modarres (Meet & Mingle & Discussion Group) mmodarres1@yahoo.com 702-901-3100

Director: Richard Becker (Circle of Caring/Photographer) richard442001@yahoo.com 701-578-4106

Director: Mark West (Meeting Speakers) hevidiot@gmail.com 818-519-3610

Volunteer: Jerry Venneman (50/50 Raffle) jjvinds@aol.com 702-612-2336

Volunteer: Gary Pleines (Monthly Membership Meeting Greeter)

Emeritus: Alan Spector ags717@gmail.com 847-558-5423

Our club functions due to the volunteer efforts of several of our members. If you have an area that you would like to assist us with, please let Len or Tom know. Without our volunteers we cease to function. Thanks!

Visit our website at: http://www.scsmen.com

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